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WEBB, Arthur Louis - Date of
birth
29 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42087129 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 23 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles F. Webb (father)
Catherine A. Webb (mother)
Mary A. Webb (sister)
Herbert F. Webb (brother)
More information
Pvt Arthur L. Webb attended high school for one year and he was a delivery boy before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 8 March 1944.He was killed by small arms fire and artillery shell fragments in his leg.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
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